Acting credits
41
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Hawthorne James
Acting
Career Snapshot
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0.6
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Movies: 30Series: 11
TMDB ID: 12056
IMDb ID: nm0416551
Known for: Acting
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2023
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.77
Wikidata: Q16237544
Also known as
James H. Hawthorne • James Hawthorne • James Herbert • Hawthorn James
Biography
Hawthorne James is an American actor and director, best known for his role as Big Red Davis in the 1991 film The Five Heartbeats. He is also known for his role as Sam, the injured bus driver, in Speed (1994 film). James was born James Hawthorne in Chicago, Illinois, the son of A.M. Alene and Robert Hawthorne.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Hawthorne James.
In the Matchbox
as Uncle Wendell
2023 Movie
3.6
Dirty Dead Con Men
as Art McCoy
2018 Movie
Blues for Life
as Plank Road Slim
2016 Movie
6.8
The Night Stalker
as Harrison Johnson
2016 Movie
2.7
Lucky Girl
as Reverend Thompson
2015 Movie
2.8
A Christmas Wedding
as Arthur
2013 Movie
4.8
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Llore
2006 Movie
1.7
The System Within
as Hays
2006 Movie
4.3
Today You Die
as Derrick
2005 Movie
4.4
Boss'n Up
as Orange Juice
2005 Movie
5.6
Auggie Rose
as MacDougall
2000 Movie
The Art of a Bullet
as Walter Simmons
1999 Movie
7.0
Amistad
as Creole Cook
1997 Movie
5.8
Campfire Tales
as Cole (segment "The Honeymoon")
1997 Movie
5.3
Heaven's Prisoners
as Victor Romero
1996 Movie
8.4
Se7en
as George the Night Guard at the Library
1995 Movie
7.1
Speed
as Sam
1994 Movie
3.6
Caroline at Midnight
as Stan Donovan
1994 Movie
6.0
The Habitation of Dragons
as Lonny Johnson
1992 Movie
5.2
The Water Engine
as Factory Worker
1992 Movie
7.3
The Five Heartbeats
as Big Red
1991 Movie
7.1
The Doors
as Chuck Vincent
1991 Movie
3.2
Demon Cop
as Police in Warehouse
1990 Movie
6.4
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as One Eyed Sam
1988 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Hawthorne James.
7.4
Workaholics
as Bus Driver • 2 eps
2011 Series
7.7
Roswell
as Suspect • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.2
Charmed
as Demonic Healer • 2 eps
1998 Series
8.3
Stargate SG-1
as Gavos • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.8
ER
as Hawthorne • 2 eps
1994 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Bill • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.0
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as Gage • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.6
Martin
as Brother Claus • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as George • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.5
Amazing Stories
as Fowler • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Cheers
as Juror • 1 eps
1982 Series